Monday, April 29, 2013

So, I decided last minute that I simply could NOT let Dewey's read-a-thon pass me by! This may be my last chance in a while, because who knows where I'll be when my baby comes. :) Of course, my day is looking extremely full already (I probably won't get to reading until this afternoon) and I lack the ability to stay up past 10pm, so I'm aiming low and hoping to read for 5-10 hours and maybe finish a book or two. I am hosting the Book Puzzle mini-challenge again starting hour 6, so be sure to come by then.

I'm so unambitious too, that I don't have a pile of books to read either. I guess I'll just grab whatever strikes my fancy and hope for something awesome.

Final Update:
Turns out, I pretty much crashed right about the time I did my second update. So, yeah. Not so great with the read-a-thon. But, still glad I decided to try. And yeah for all the awesome Book Puzzles y'all created!

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?
This is so funny I just can't even. All of them? The few that I wasn't actually reading? :)

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?
Well, Bomb by Steve Sheinkin was the only one I read, but it was pretty darn exciting and fun!

3. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
I think it runs very well, as always!

4. What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?
Uh, I don't know that I have enough info to answer this. It was fun to see all the winners each post, though!

5. How many books did you read? What were the names of the books you read?
Which book did you enjoy most?
Which did you enjoy least?
Just finished the one, Bomb by Steve Sheinkin, which I guess makes it the most and least enjoyed!

6. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?
Well, I'm going to have a new baby next time, but I'm still thinking I might try to host the Book Puzzle mini-challenge again, because I just love it!

Final stats:Title of book(s) read: I ended up only reading a few pages of Diverse Energies by various authors and I finished Bomb by Steve SheinkinNumber of books completed since I started: 1Pages read since last update: 5Total pages read since I started: 273Time spent reading since last update: ~10 minTime spent reading since I started: 5 hrs (yeah, my minimum goal!)Mini-challenges completed: 4 (Intro, Alexis' Turn the Page, and Andi's Six Word Celebration, End of Event)

Title of book(s) currently reading: Just finished Bomb by Steve Sheinkin, thinking about starting Loki's Wolves by Marr and Armstrong or maybe Going Vintage by Lindsey LeavittNumber of books completed since I started: 1Pages read since last update: 147Total pages read since I started: 268Time spent reading since last update: 2 hrs 20 minTime spent reading since I started: 4 hrs 50 minMini-challenges completed: 3 (Intro, Alexis' Turn the Page, and Andi's Six Word Celebration)Update #1: Hour 10
Well, I've just managed to get in a little bit of (interrupted) reading time so far and I'm about to be interrupted again for a few hours. Good thing my expectations were low! Here are my current stats:

Title of book(s) currently reading: I'm working my way through Bomb by Steve SheinkinNumber of books completed since I started: 0Pages read since last update: 121Total pages read since I started: 121Time spent reading since last update: 2 hrs 30 minTime spent reading since I started: 2 hrs 30 minMini-challenges completed: 1 (just the intro)

Intro mini-challenge:
1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?